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JOHN JEFFCOAT DISCUSSES ORIGINS OF “OUTSOURCED”

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KUOW
Seattle filmmaker and writer John Jeffcoat co-wrote and directed 2006’s Outsourced, which is now serving as inspiration for a new NBC series debuting this fall. The director says he had no idea what he was going to do with his life until he took a trip to Nepal in his junior year of college. This traveling experience ultimately shifted his perspective and focus, leading to the development of Outsourced. KUOW’s Dave Beck speaks with Jeffcoat at the link above about his travels, filmmaking and inspiration.

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CHECK OUT THE TRAILER FOR THE “OUTSOURCED” TV SERIES

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Seattle Times
Outsourced, the popular 2006 romantic comedy made by local filmmakers, will soon arrive on the small screen. NBC announced that it has picked up the show for its 2010 fall season. The series pilot, shot earlier this spring, was initially scripted by Seattleites John Jeffcoat and George Wing. Winner of the best film award at the 2007 Seattle International Film Festival, Outsourced is the story of a laid-off Seattle retail manager who travels to India to train his replacement at a call center and falls in love with a fellow employee. “George and I always felt that the show shouldn’t be a carbon copy of the movie,” said Jeffcoat. “We wanted to bring it someplace else, to a modern call center. There are a lot of changes. The comedy is definitely broader than in the movie, so that’s going to be interesting to see how people respond to it.” Ken Kwapis (“The Office”) developed the project and is executive producer for the series, and Ben Rappaport will play the transplanted manager. Check out the series trailer below.

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NBC PICKS UP “OURSOURCED” FOR NEXT SEASON

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Hollywood Reporter
Based on Seattle’s George Wing and John Jeffcoat’s indie movie, “Outsourced” is single-camera office comedy centered on a recently demoted manager of a novelties company who is shipped off to India to manage a ragtag group of customer service reps. NBC developed the TV adaption with Wing, Jeffcoat and “The Office” director, Ken Kwapis.

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SIFF’S 2010 DINNER AND A MOVIE SERIES FEATURES LOCAL FILMMAKERS

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SIFF is pleased to announce the return of the exclusive Dinner and a Movie series for 2010, a continuing partnership between SIFF and Volterra Restaurant. This season we will feature four local filmmakers who will present their film along with a special meal designed in collaboration with Volterra’s award-winning Chef Don Curtiss. The local filmmakers participating in the 2010 series are Sherman Alexie with Smoke Signals (this Sunday, January 11), John Jeffcoat and George Wing with Outsourced, Lynn Shelton with Humpday, and Garrett Bennett with The Spy and the Sparrow. Click the above link for more information.

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